Beyond the Human World: Expanding Narrative Borders in Latin America
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Beyond the Human World: Expanding Narrative Borders in Latin America
How can literature help us imagine a different way of living in the world? This talk explores how contemporary Latin American novels push beyond human-centered perspectives to connect with all forms of life—the human and the more-than-human. Through stories that problematize interspecies relationships and ecological awareness, these works challenge the limits of modern life and invite us to rethink how we relate to one another and to the environment.
By examining these narratives, the presentation reveals how imagination becomes a form of political action—one that shapes how we envision both the present and the future.
Speaker
Alejandra Laera, Fall 2025 DRCLAS Robert F. Kennedy Professor in Latin American Studies
Moderated by Maria Bovea-Pascual, 2025-2026 Graduate Student Associate at DRCLAS and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.
This event will be in Spanish. Light refreshments will be served.
This event is presented in collaboration with the Harvard Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.